Commercial Legal Counsel - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Job Summary

London
Permanent
JN

Feb 20, 202

Competitive

Job Description:

A leading UK retailer is looking for an astute 2-3 PQE commercial solicitor to join its Head office as a Legal Counsel assisting with general legal and corporate issues

The role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a 2-3 PQE lawyer to join this business' Head Office as a Legal Counsel to provide legal support to internal corporate and commercial stakeholders.

The role will work closely with the other members of the legal team.

The responsibilities:

Drafting, reviewing, and evaluating internal policies, and legal documents as may be necessary
Providing advice to the Group on the terms of the joint venture documentation
Collaborating with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the smooth delivery of the joint venture pipeline work including liaising with external funders and their legal advisors
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating standard form joint venture documentation to include share purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, and ancillary corporate documentation
Managing statutory books using Diligent software for the joint venture companies and dealing with postcompletion corporate matters
Assisting with company secretarial matters for Group companies including dealing with board changes, audit exemption filings, dissolutions, and other adhoc company secretarial work
Developing and/or updating relevant corporate templates
Organising and participating in necessary legal / compliance training for employees, for example covering directors' duties

Qualifications required:

Law degree (preferably UKqualified) with 23 years of PQE in a law firm and/or inhouse.

Experience required:

Negotiating standard corporate documents (prerequisite)
Experience in a leadership role, including supervision of junior lawyers (desirable but not essential)
Problemsolving and analytical skills
Attention to detail with a commercially pragmatic attitude
Able to identify and analyse core legal issues
Stays on top of regulatory changes and key case law
Possess a proactive 'can do' attitude
Comfortable working both collaboratively and independently within a hybrid working environment

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